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Bill: Preparations for Defence
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Kafuristan
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2144
Description[?]:
| Government-organised precautions against the Deltarian threat. Please keep in mind the following considerations, for I have avoided my "everything-owned-by-state" mindset this time to compromise to allow this to pass. Article 1: Shelters provide citizens with a safe place during any agressions or disaster scenarios, lessening the morale impact of an attack. Article 2: If the government OR private defence industry fails, the other shall back us up, allowing us to continue to thrive militarily. Article 3: The national fire department will be much more organised and better funded to deal with disasters related to attacks. Article 4: People left homeless/jobless will have a place to go in public housing, lessening the economic blow of an attack. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:08:08, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | Article is the only one I like. |
| Date | 20:10:45, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | Economic Party, you never cease to keep me wondering. For example, something as simple as to which article you would agree with. |
| Date | 20:14:07, November 20, 2005 CET | From |  Grand National Party | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | This is not preparing for defense, it is an attempt to create a huge government, where local municipalities have no say in things that should be left for them, and a government that is starting to control all aspects of business. We cannot agree with this bill. |
| Date | 20:22:36, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | Article 1, Type-o...I also would like the defense industries to be subsidiesed by the state. |
| Date | 21:41:02, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Old School Liberal Party | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | This bill very much rubs us the wrong way. We can only maybe sort of (but probably not) ever vote yes on article 1. The others... icky. |
| Date | 22:09:33, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | What happens in the event of a tie? It is currently 106-106. |
| Date | 22:32:37, November 20, 2005 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | Hmmmmm If article two was defence was subsidesed I would vote yes. |
| Date | 01:04:10, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Majatran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | We support Karufistani measures to defend against the threat of Deltaria, and we have proposed a bill in our Majelis to pledge our support to our brother nation. |
| Date | 02:04:52, November 21, 2005 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | I'm going to let this pass by not voting. |
| Date | 19:46:10, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Helping party | To | Debating the Preparations for Defence |
| Message | I like article 1, But none of the others. we cannot let this pass |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 129 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 106 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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